It was a nice change to tackle a collection of short stories like those written by W. Royce Adams in Scar Songs: Stories. Once I finished reading these nine tales featuring male protagonists, each one of whom engaged me psychologically and moved me emotionally, I...

Stolen Diary by Kathryn Lane follows the story of a challenged yet genius Jasmin who learns to love herself despite the hurdles thrown her way. Jasmin was very young when she realized her mother didn’t love her. While her father and grandfather loved her dearly,...

The life of Ulysses Brooke is a complicated one growing up in the south on a prosperous plantation that used slaves for workers, and Ulysses is set to inherit it. Onlookers would say he had it all and much more. Ulysses, however, disagreed. How could...

Severed Roots by Nego Huzcotoq is a timely dystopian novel that touches on a contemporary social issue regarding sex and gender equality and makes a bold prediction as to where a matriarchal society could lead. Picture a world run and managed by women where the...

Tom struggled to comprehend why his grandparents did not decide to rescue him earlier, leaving him to contend with feeling abandoned while transferring from one foster home to another throughout his miserable youth. He wondered why his grandparents had abandoned him for so long before...

Melina Druga presents the journal entries of Cassandra Economos in Sexual Awakening. The first book in The Rock Star’s Wife series begins with Cassandra's first interest in boys and sex at the age of fourteen. Living in a traditional Greek family, most of her relatives...

Surviving Sybil: My Quest for Justice is a work of non-fiction in the workplace, family life, and motivational writing subgenres. It is based on true events and was penned by author Roberta Conner from her own experiences. In this harrowing tale of an underdog trapped...

Sanctuaries by Vince Sgambati is a deeply moving work of coming-of-age literary fiction that revolves around a youth named Gianni Paganucci, and the people and events that would shape an entire life. The setting spans several years but takes place in New York during influential...

Subtle Asian Slave by Xaviera Lee features Ella seeking approval from her critical mother. Ella feels overwhelmed while planning her wedding, working on a project without help from her coworker, and frustrated with her mother for always putting her down. She knows her family feels...

Seeing Red by Claudia Ricci is a work of literary fiction that revolves around the life of a woman named Ronda. Ronda's youth and her evolution as a promising dancer start Ricci's novel off. Ronda's story begins to really take flight following a date she...